Teacher Workshop Exercise: “Binder’s Reminders” for Classroom Motivation
Presenting this at the Lilly Education conference in August (Asheville)
Classroom LIGHTBULBS to Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
Perry Binder, J.D.
Teacher Workshop Exercise: “Binder’s Reminders” for ClassroomMotivation
Recall and write a quick story from your teaching career related to eachcorresponding letter of the LIGHTBULBS acronym. On days when you feelunmotivated, re-read those notes as a reminder of the value you bring to theclassroom while enriching student lives.
Listen to alllearners
My Reminder: Open mind toopen-note exams
Your Story Reminder:
Inspire studentswith real world discussions
My Reminder: Chips all in moment
Your StoryReminder:
Give hope to everyone
My Reminder: Graduation speech
Your StoryReminder:
Help studentsengage through exaggeration and humor
My Reminder: Limping Crazy Man
Your StoryReminder:
Teach to yourstrengths
My Reminder: Messing up the firstclass I ever taught
Your StoryReminder:
Be available at alltimes, whether in person or electronically
My Reminder: Student in prison
Your StoryReminder:
Understand thatstudents may lack your life experience or knowledge
My Reminder: Read the carcontract
Your StoryReminder:
L et your passionrub off on students (today’s story)
My Reminder: Buffalo Creek minersand Grandpa justice/Marsh Fork Elementary School
Your StoryReminder:
Be willing to walkin your students’ shoes
My Reminder: Student losesdriver’s license
Your StoryReminder:
Stay within yourself?
My Reminder: Grandpa justice/MarshFork Elementary School, Part II
Your StoryReminder:
Bookexcerpt: Classroom LIGHTBULBS for College Professors (2023)
Perry Binder, J.D. is anaward-winning author and professor at Georgia State University. He is a memberof the Scientific Committee for the annual Future of Education conference inFlorence, Italy, where he was invited twice as the closing keynote speaker.Each year from 2016-2022, Perry’s book, 99 Motivators for College Success (2012),was sent to hundreds of rising high school seniors nationwide, as part of theBook Award Program at Randolph College in Virginia.
